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Enron Chief Faces 10 Years in Jail

via IC Northern Irleand | Mon January 19, 2004
Andrew Fastow, the chief architect of the shady deals that brought down Enron, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy in a deal that could take prosecutors to the top of the corporate ladder at the scandal-ridden company.

Earnings Reports Boost Stock Market

via TechNews.com | Sat January 17, 2004
The stock market this week continued its steady upward march, driven by an improved economy, solid earnings reports and unusually low interest rates, analysts said.

U.S. stocks rise as investors wait for earnings

via Forbes.com | Mon January 12, 2004
Stocks were up slightly at midday on Monday as investors anticipated strong quarterly earnings reports later in the week.

Japan, U.S. to cooperate on fuel cell research

via CNews | Sat January 10, 2004
Japan and the United States have agreed to work jointly on developing hydrogen fuel cells, the U.S. government said Thursday.

Questions about social responsibility inundate Japanese firms

via Asahi.com | Wed January 07, 2004
A growing emphasis on corporate social responsibility in the West is spilling over to Japan by way of questionnaires from potential partners and investors, causing headaches for company officials here. In addition to finances, Japanese businesses are being asked to explain their environmental protection policies and how they treat employees.

Markets end year in party mode

via Globe and Mail | Thu January 01, 2004
Who would have thought in the dark days of the Iraqi war that 2003 would turn out so well?

Dow Climbs to Highest Level Since May 2000

via Washington Post | Wed December 24, 2003
On the sixth day of the Christmas stock rally, the market couldn't come up with six of anything to give its true love -- unless you want to add the three points gained by the Dow Jones industrial average to the three point advance by the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index.

Iraq Revives Russia Oil Hope, Gets Debt Cut Pledge

via Reuters | GNN staff | Mon December 22, 2003
Russia offered to write off 65 percent of Iraq's $8 billion debt after Baghdad signaled that Moscow was in a good position to revive prewar oil contracts.

U.S. begins crackdown on spam

via Canada.com | GNN staff | Fri December 19, 2003
A Canadian company has been caught up in a crackdown on some of the world's largest junk e-mail distributors launched in the United States yesterday by the New York State Attorney-General and Microsoft Corp.

More women aspiring to be doctors

via CNN | Mon December 08, 2003
For the first time ever, women outnumbered men among people applying to U.S. medical schools for this fall -- a milestone in the slow but steady increase in the number of aspiring female doctors.

Oil-gas giant faces landmark trial over slavery in Myanmar

via Seattle Post Intelligencer | Sun December 07, 2003
The Unocal oil company is about to become the first corporation in history to stand trial in the United States over human rights violations abroad.

Job growth on a hot streak

via Globe and Mail | GNN staff | Sat December 06, 2003
The economy created 54,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell, Statistics Canada said in a report that came in much better than expected and shows a nation shaking off a dismal showing in the third quarter.

Job growth on a hot streak

via Globe and Mail | GNN staff | Sat December 06, 2003
The economy created 54,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell, Statistics Canada said in a report that came in much better than expected and shows a nation shaking off a dismal showing in the third quarter.

Bush backs down on steel tariffs

via The Scotsman | Thu December 04, 2003
PRESIDENT George Bush last night avoided a major trade war as he bowed to international pressure and lifted the controversial tariffs on steel imports to the United States.

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